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I've gone a little beach crazy recently, so when I saw the adorable beach cuts on my new favorite cartridge (A Child's Year, which was given to me by Provo Craft - thank you!!), I just knew that I had to do this layout - and use my very favorite Stampin' Up! papers to go along with it. I plan to add some pics to the mats soon. The family pics we took in Florida on the beach should work perfectly. But really, I cannot say enough great things about this cartridge. It's beautiful, and I'm seriously tempted to make an entire album from just this cartridge - how fun would that be?!?!?By the way, most of the silhouette kids in this layout were cut at 4 1/2", but the sitting child was 3 1/2 to keep her proportionate to the others. The umbrella was cut at 5 1/2", and the starfish are 1" and 1 1/2". I jumped around a bit with the font size, but the letters range from 1 1/4" to 2". And when you get your hands on this cartridge, here's a little tip for you. In the booklet, the letters of the font are not arranged in alphabetical order, so that can be a bit confusing at first. But if you flip toward the back of the booklet to where it shows what the entire keypad looks like with the Font feature on, you'll notice that the letters are actually placed in a Qwerty keyboard arrangement. So it's best to refer to that picture when you're trying to type out a word. Have a wonderful weekend, and a Happy 4th of July!!

As always, you have designed a GREAT layout! I love this cart and can't wait to play with it! Congrats on being chosen to preview A Child's Year. You are so deserving of the honor, and we are sooo proud of you!

your laoyt is super adorable and your so lucky to own this cartridge. would you cut me some of those i would really appreciate it. If you need some cash for the cost of supplies let me know cause i just love your layout.

Absolutely gorgeous! We just got this cart today at Atlanta Expo!! Can't wait to use it! Question: Since there is no shadow feature, how did you do the shadowing of the cuts. It appears that they are indeed shadowed, as opposed to just cut at the same size and shifted, as you did on the letters. How'd you do that? Thanks! CathyB

CathyB - there actually IS a Shadow feature for the silhouette children cuts, so yes, that's what I used. There's just not a Shadow feature for the alphabet font or for some of the other extras. Hope that helps!

About Me

Monique Griffith

Rocklin, CA, United States

The Monique Griffith Design Team consists of 4 Cricut Designers: Monique, Wendy Lawrence, Susan Rees and Becca Rees. We specialize in making Cricut Project Kits that you can make on your own with your Cricut, learning more about your bug in the process. You just need your Cricut Expression, the required cartridge(s), and a few basic tools. The directions come with a Cricut Cut Chart that shows you line by line exactly what you'll need to cut on your machine, with all of the settings for each cut. There are also well-organized written instructions and color photographs. We pride ourselves on our detailed designs, and on teaching others how to most effectively design with the Cricut. Currently, we have have downloadable directions on sale for only $5, and there are over 50 projects to choose from.